Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-26

day a large audience characterized the usual
monthly meeting.
It is said that Mr.. Piles, of Evansville, who
some meat which was infested with triehina
He will die, notwithstanding the fact that
skilled physicians from Sc. Louis have been
called to his assistance,
Sherman Adams il attending school at Sa-
lem He has the energy to make an excel
lent scholar.
have been informed that the store at
Black hrs again changed hands. Il has been
changing, and, Z presume, will continue to
change al iEinitan.
Thanks are due Hon. W. T. Croker for
favors done.
John Mcmahon gave us visit on last Sab
bath.
The most beautiful bouquet OF the season,
consisting of roses, peonies and various other
kinds of flowers. was presented US to-day by
Mrs. j. NJ. Latham.
DR.. Lucas, Goodwater, was in this locality
one day this week. DIR. L. is always ready
to assist suffering humanity.
1t appears that Miss Lucy Yount will teach
year. She will make q success of it.
The scholastic year nearing its close revives
anew the never-to-be-ended controversy be-
tween parents and the teachers, the latter
contending for the severe reviews and exam
nations, the former generally obieeting.
From the time schools have existed in their
present form and under present conditions
there has always been more or less feeling
on this subject, and instead of the adverse
opinions tending toward reconciliation, they
seem, on the contrary, to have drifted fur
Their apart. A portion of the blame, if I may
safely venture to say, rests with the parents.
4 curious, but very general, impression pre-
walls among this class OF people with regard
to their own children as distinguished from
others; their own always being little smart
er, or little quicker. or slower, or sicklier,
or healthier, or way different from the chill
dren Of other people, or by their peeuliarities,
whatever they may be, the youth possessing
them is entitled to little more considera-
ton than the common herd. The parents,
by their own whims and a too unbiased at
tention to their children, no doubt make
great deal of trouble for the teachers. In
the matter of the reviews of the subjects gone
over during the last few months Of the year,
there is strong impression among teachers
that the review constitutes the most import
ant part of the work; but few mistakes,
think, are more radica! than this. The re-
view may be part Of the necessary work of
teaching, but if the subject, no matter what,
is properly taught in the first place, long re-
views will be Unnecessary, and the teacher
who relies upon the review 20 fix in the minds
of his pupils portions of the lessons that have
been slur-ed over, will certainly not only do
injustice TO those under his charge, but will
fail of attaining even decent results in his
profession. Teaching should be so done as
the work proceeds, that brief summary OF
the principal points in the subject will be all
that is necessary to fix in the mind Of the
pupil everything that is really worth remem-
bering. But this is seldom the case! The
sooner the long, tedious reviews and exam
nations are superseded by rational system,
saVoring more of. the time and less of the
drill-room, the better for pupils, teachers
and parents. HILLSIDE OBSERVER.
Clones, May II, 1887.